REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns,
World Food Prize, Des Moines, Iowa (10/19/06)
Avian Influenza Updates:
Wild Bird Samples From Michigan Undergo Additional Avian Influenza
Testing (10/20/06)
Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Wild Green-Winged Teals in Illinois
(Joint
DOI And USDA News Release; 10/17/06)
Ohio Wild Bird Samples
Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing
(Joint
DOI And USDA News Release; 10/14/06)
USDA and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced final test
results for the Illinois teals and initial results for the Ohio birds, both indicating the presence of low pathogenic avian
influenza virus, which poses no threat to human health.
USDA Radio Reports on Ag Trade:
Meat Exports Poised to Set Record in
2007 (10/19/06;
real,
mp3,
wave)
EU
May Someday Embrace GM Crops: An FAS
specialist in Bucharest, Romania, believes that sooner or later, the
European Union will start to embrace genetically modified crops. (10/17/06;
real,
mp3)
Romanian Farmers May
Lose GM Soybeans: After growing genetically
modified soybeans profitably for years, Romanian farmers may be told they
can no longer plant that crop.
(10/17/06;
real,
mp3)
WTO
Open to the Public (10/17/06;
real,
mp3)
The World Trade Talks Go Public (10/17/06;
real,
mp3)
Rice Prices Remain Strong in Spite of GMO Concern
(10/13/06;
real,
mp3)
Most Ag Businesses Hoping for Trade Talk Resumption
(10/13/06;
real,
mp3)
Ag Exports Right on
Target (10/13/06;
real,
mp3)
What Was Hot in Farm Exports Last Year (10/13/06;
real,
mp3)
USDA Announces DEIP Allocations for 2006/07
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced
new one-year allocations under the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for
the July-June 2006/07 year.
(10/12/06)
